“We weren’t confident as they don’t change many decisions and when they went out to make their decision they were back within about 30 seconds.

“So we were thinking they can’t be changing the sentence as they would need time to think about how long the new sentence would be.

“Even with all the information talked about on the day, it seemed like they had already made their decision and we were fearing the worst.

“So we were surprised it was increased but it still feels quite hollow for the family.”

Kieran Dhaliwal, from Coventry, died after being hit by a car outside the university where he was studying in London. Picture of him as a child with his father Jas, mother Nrinder and younger brother Arun.

The former King Henry VIII School pupil, who was a keen boxer and hockey player, had been volunteering for the Reach Out programme while at university, which helps mentor young people from disadvantaged communities in London and Manchester.

His loved ones have launched a charity venture to help raise funds for the programme in his memory.